hypertextual
Hypertextual is an adjective describing text that is structured by hyperlinks and related navigational structures, enabling readers to access related documents or sections by clicking links. The term derives from hypertext, a concept popularized by Theodor Nelson in the late 20th century, who described text that can be interlinked across documents rather than read strictly in sequence. The idea has roots in earlier notions of linked information, such as Vannevar Bush's memex, which envisioned associative trails among materials.
In practice, hypertextual documents embed hyperlinks, cross-references, and embedded media that support non-linear exploration. On the
In scholarly and literary contexts, hypertextuality can describe texts that participate in networks of intertextuality or
See also: hypertext, hypermedia, intertextuality, Xanadu, Memex, World Wide Web, HTML.